I have lots of respect for all the crews in this race... personally I don't think I would ever consider being on the front end of the boat for this race!
My crew, Brendon Scanlon worked his butt off all week.... his hands were swollen and blistered after just the first day but he kept on truckin. He really had me concerned at times, especially right before our 2nd night finish in a row in Daytona.
Despite the tough times, he endured and only took a few short breaks the whole race.
He asked me about doublers after he noticed them on some boats towards the end of the race. I was doubtful and didn't like the idea but I let him add them but he didn't even end up using them even on the 80+ miles of tight reaching to Tybee.